Lolcats they are not: They’re not cuddly, expressive, or internet-friendly. They don’t play the keyboard on YouTube. They’re not even the cute mousers who live in many of the bodegas in our contemporary city.

These felines are old-school apartment and alley cats who caught the attention of photographers—perhaps impressed by their toughness and ability to survive on the city’s mean streets.

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To think like a historian, I must choose the stance that I take. See the world differently. Don’t include all of the information you have. That’s how you’re a historian. These are stepping-stone assignments. Get your credit.